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Donald "Rusty" Adams

December 31, 1961 — April 14, 2020

            Donald “Rusty” Adams passed away Tuesday evening, April 14, 2020. He died at Lawton, Oklahoma, at the age of 58 years, three months and 14 days. He was born December 31, 1961, in Clinton, Oklahoma, to James Adams Sr. and Hazel (Epps) Adams. He attended Frederick schools and graduated from Frederick High School with the Class of 1980. He worked as a kitchen supervisor short order cook at several restaurants. At the time of his passing, he worked at Back Porch, in Lawton. He had previously worked at: Golden Corral, Garfield’s, Lone Star Steakhouse, all in Lawton, and Mr. Burger, Pizza Hut and Sonic, in Frederick. He loved to watch his favorite football team, the Dallas Cowboys. He enjoyed making up dances, cooking, singing and hanging at friends’ house. To know (Rusty) Roscoe was to love him.

            He was preceded in death by his parents: Hazel and James Adams, Sr., a brother: Douglas Adams; paternal grandparents: Square and Estella Adams; maternal grandparents: Garfield Epps and Irene Mims; and a step grandmother: Ophelia Epps.

            He leaves to cherish his memories, his sons: Kevin Adams and Donnie Brown; daughter: LaDonna Brown; brothers: Ronald Adams (twin), James Adams, Jr., both of Frederick, OK; sisters: Eula Green, Wichita, Kansas, Darlene Harris, Lawton, OK, and Donna (Greg) Mills, of Mt. Clemens, Michigan; one uncle: Early Adams, of Fort Worth, TX; four grandchildren, one great grandchild, one God child, special friends: Mark and Tomeka Edwards and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and an entire community of friends.

 

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